Since I like the P-40, and for the most part I doubt it gets used much at BR2, especially when the P-51 is available. I would like to suggest it to be dropped to BR1. I’ve seen similar suggestions made for the Soviet P-40 as well. The Hurricane at BR1 carries bigger bombs then the P-40, so other then being a little faster, I don’t think dropping the P-40 would create a balance issue.
Should the P-40 be dropped to BR1 or kept in BR2.
Yes, drop the P-40 to BR1
No, keep the P-40 at BR2
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I’m under no illusion that the Dev’s would change anything even if a majority of the players voted to drop it as this request is most likely DOA the moment I click Create topic.
I’ve seen players suggest lowering the Hellcat to Battle Rating 3 before, and others pushed back, saying this would make the M10 obsolete.
This reminds me of a counterargument I can easily imagine: shifting old biplanes and slow aircraft down the BR ladder, such as moving the P-40 to BR 1, would completely ruin the low-tier air combat meta.
Why? It lacks any devastating weaponry; its 45-kilogram bombs are practically useless. With that kind of armament, this aircraft really wouldn’t be effective at BR 1.
I agree that the P-40E is weak, but Moving it to BR1 would be a bit of a power creep since no current BR1 plane has 6x12.7mm machine guns and with such great flying stats. The F2A-3 Buffalo is perfectly situated in BR1 as a slightly weaker P-40E already.
I think a better option is to give the American P-40E-1 a 500lb bomb and keep it at BR2.
In War Thunder the American P-40E-1 has three different bomb loadouts, and our version in Enlisted has the weakest:
The Soviet lend-lease P-40E-1 in Enlisted has 2x100kg, 1x250kg and nearly identical flying stats at BR2. It would be only fair to give the American version a 500lb bomb in addition to its 2x100lb bombs, but sadly that plane already exists as a Premium! So what if we give it a single 500lb bomb, a nice upgrade from 2x100lb bombs, and it would still remain unique compared to the Premium version?
I agree a better option is to give it a 500lb bomb at BR2.
But this topic’s suggestion is not power creep (unfortunately), as the soviets have a couple of stronger br1 fighters (lagg and yak-1) and the germans have the Bf109E. Only Japan is weaker with the a5m (its bombs are alright, but only 2x7mm is weak to bring down bombers).
Japan needs a Zero in BR I or Ki-43-II or Ki-44-II Hei really I dont know there is so many options for BR I Japanese aircrafts and the two ground attackers can be moved to BR I but we will wait until people grow some IQ and learn to play pilots…
They can keep the P-40 at br2. They just need to give it a 3rd bomb. Something like the 250 lbs. That way it’s different frome the premium one. Premium currently has x2 100 lbs and x1 500 lbs. Soviets have x2 100 kg forged (roughly 220 lbs) and 250 kg (roughly 551 lbs). In all honesty its ridiculous that the country that made the plane has the weakest one in the TT. Giving it the 250 lbs 3rd bomb is the least they could do.
This one, unlike it’s premium version could use some buff for sure. I can think of two ways to make it better. Make it BR 1 without changing it’s loadout or change the bomb loadout from 2x 100 lbs to have a single 500 lbs bomb and leave it on BR 2. The reason why i don’t want this airplane to be buffed to have the same bomb loadout as it’s premium version is that potentially, you would be able to cycle 2x P-40 with 2x 100 lbs and 1x 500 lbs and i think that’s a bit too much for BR 2 as the fighter aircraft goes.
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